Zeigler v. Hautz
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the common pleas of Northumberland county. Isaac Zeigler against Christian Hautz. This was an action of ejectment for the undivided fifth part of a tract of land in Coal township, containing seventy-five acres. The testimony, which was very voluminous, so far as it is necessary to an accurate understanding of the points raised and decided, is fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Rogers, J.
The tract of land, including the part for which the ejectment is brought, was surveyed in the name of John Brady. The plaintiff opened the case by stating that both parties claimed under John Cheny, and that by several mesne conveyances, the title was vested in the plaintiff. The fact that they claimed under *381Cheny not being admitted, it became necessary to prove it, and fot this purpose, the plaintiff gave in evidence a deed from Christian Houtz to Robert M’Carty, which contained various recitals, and, among others, the recital of a…
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- Hoak v. LongSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1823
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